Re: Sore throat after OP

One possibilty for why you have a sore throat: olive oil can cause a burning sensation in the throat if it is high in oleocanthals.

"Inspired by a tasting experience at a molecular gastronomy meeting in Sicily, where he noticed that high quality olive oil produced a throat-stinging sensation similar to that caused by ibuprofen, Beauchamp and his team analyzed freshly pressed extra-virgin olive oil and discovered a compound that suppresses the prostaglandin system, the same pain pathway as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, such as ibuprofen.

Although its chemical structure is quite different from the anti-inflammatory compounds in non-steroidal drugs, olive oil's anti-inflammatory component, which Beauchamp named "oleocanthal," has a similar effect.

Scientists believe this finding is significant because inflammation plays a key role in a variety of chronic diseases."Some of the health-related effects of the Mediterranean diet may be due to the activity of oleocanthal from premium olive oils," said Beauchamp."

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The higher the oleocanthal content in olive oil, the more throat stinging it can cause. This is a good quality, because of the anti-inflammatory properties.

If you google "olive oil sore throat", you will find many references where olive oil is used as an ingredient in home-made sore throat remedies.

Your sore throat may very well be caused by something else, but I wanted you to e aware of this property of olive oil.

I hope your throat is better soon.

kebod





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